Last update: Saturday 9 June 2012 [1304 news items]
Taiwan graphics card shipments from 2006-2012
Jun 9, 15:55
The discrete graphics card market in 2008 was dominated by two major GPU players – AMD with its ATI Radeon HD series and Nvidia with its GeForce series.
Nvidia unveils GeForce GTX 690
Apr 30, 12:39
Nvidia has announced the GeForce GTX 690, powered by dual Kepler architecture-based GeForce GPUs.
Gigabyte aims to ship 3.3 million graphics cards in 2012
Apr 23, 16:22
Gigabyte Technology, in view of successful marketing in the Latin America market especially in Brazil and Mexico, aims to ship 3.3 million graphics cards in 2012, growing by 10% from...
Ivy Bridge CPUs, 28nm graphics cards facing shortages right on launch
Apr 23, 16:11
Although Intel is ready to launch and sell its upcoming Ivy Bridge-based processors soon, shipments of the processor are estimated to be lower than expected with the possible driver...
Nvidia launches first GeForce GPUs based on Kepler architecture
Mar 23, 15:22
Nvidia has launched the first GPUs based on its next-generation Kepler graphics architecture.
Walton Chaintech returns to motherboard and graphics card markets
Mar 8, 01:50
Taiwan-based Walton Chaintech has announced it will form an alliance with China-based leading graphics card vendor Colorful and return to graphics card and motherboard industries...
AMD invests in Nuvixa for OpenCL-accelerated applications
Mar 6, 15:32
AMD announced it has invested in Nuvixa, a developer of gesture-based video communication and presentation solutions, through AMD Ventures (formerly the AMD Fusion Fund program).
AMD announces new Radeon HD 7800 series graphics cards
Mar 6, 14:06
AMD has announced new additions to its 28nm GPU line up, the AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition and AMD Radeon HD 7850 graphics cards. Featuring AMD's Graphics Core Next Architecture...
Asustek hikes 1Q12 business outlook
Feb 29, 10:52
Asustek Computer has turned more optimistic about sales in first-quarter 2012 and revised its consolidated revenues forecast for the quarter from an original decline of 15-20% to...
Graphics chip shipments down 10.5% in 4Q11, says JPR
Feb 24, 12:00
There were 124 million graphics chips shipped globally in the fourth quarter of 2011, decreasing 10.5% on quarter but increasing 8.8% on year, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR)...
Nvidia wins adoption of Tegra series from China-based ZTE, Huawei
Feb 17, 15:30
Nvidia has won adoption of its Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 chip solutions for use in smartphones and tablet PCs from China-based vendors ZTE and Huawei Devices, according to industry sourc...
Gigabyte unveils AMD Radeon HD 7700 series graphics cards
Feb 16, 15:42
Gigabyte Technology has announced new AMD Radeon HD 7700 series graphics cards – GV-R777OC-1GD, GV-R777D5-1GD, and GV-R775OC-1GI – equipped with Gigabyte's latest in-house...
Nvidia reports financial results for fiscal 2012
Feb 16, 15:11
Nvidia has reported revenues for fiscal 2012 (ended January 29, 2012) of US$4 billion, up 12.8% from US$3.54 billion in fiscal 2011. GAAP earnings per share for the year were US$0.94...
AMD to launch Radeon HD 7800 series GPUs in March; Nvidia to launch Kepler in April
Feb 16, 01:40
AMD is set to launch performance-level Radeon HD 7870 and 7850 GPUs in the first half of March, while Nvidia is set to launch 28nm Kepler in April, according to sources from graphics...
AMD announces new Radeon graphics cards
Feb 16, 01:05
AMD has announced the arrival of its AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition and HD 7750 graphics cards. The AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition is the first graphics card equipped with a reference...
AMD announces FirePro V3900 for entry-level professional graphics
Feb 9, 01:45
AMD has launched the AMD FirePro V3900, which enables excellent workstation experiences at an entry-level price point. By leveraging AMD's latest graphics features, including AMD...
Taiwan graphics card vendors see over 2 million shipments in 2011, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 3, 14:33
Taiwan-based graphics card vendors and makers, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and PowerColor (TUL), each shipped more than two million graphics...
AMD to unveil 28nm Radeon HD 7950 by the end of January; Nvidia sets to catch up by April
Jan 16, 16:45
AMD, after announcing 28nm high-end Radeon HD 7970 graphics card, is set to add a new 28nm member Radeon HD 7950 by the end of January, while Nvidia, considering the yield rates of...
AMD launches 28nm processed Radeon HD 7970 graphics card
Dec 22, 14:48
AMD has launched the Radeon HD 7970 graphics card for desktop PCs, a GPU based on 28nm production technology. With the arrival of the AMD Radeon HD 7970, AMD has unleashed its new...
Nvidia to set up China R&D center of Tegra-based automotive electronics with Foxconn
Dec 19, 14:00
Nvidia president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun on December 16 signed with Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) for establishing an R&D center of automotive information/entertainment...
Foxconn, Nvidia to set up joint venture R&D center in China
Dec 16, 16:54
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Nvidia, under coordination with the Tianjin City Government in northern China, signed for establishing a joint venture R&D...
GTC Asia to kick off with keynote by Nvidia CEO
Dec 13, 12:10
Nvidia on December 14 will kick off GTC Asia, the next major event in its international series of GPU Technology Conference (GTC) events focused on the latest advances and research...
Nvidia to host GTC Asia in Beijing, China
Nov 22, 15:07
Nvidia is set to host its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) for the Asia region in Beijing, China from December 14-15 with company CEO Huang Jen-hsun to participate and unveil the company's...
Graphics shipments up 17% on quarter in 3Q11, says JPR
Nov 1, 15:06
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for the third quarter of 2011.
Graphics card makers conservative about Nvidia and AMD 28nm chips
Oct 26, 16:09
While Nvidia and AMD are poised to use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) 28nm technology to produce the GPUs Kepler and Southern Islands respectively, most Taiwan-based...
PC gaming hardware market to reach US$27 billion in 2014, says JPR
Oct 25, 16:50
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced its latest figures on the PC gaming hardware market for the second half of 2011 and forecast to 2014.
Taiwan market: Nvidia, Asustek cooperate to launch ROG MARS II graphics card
Aug 24, 15:38
Nvidia and Asustek Computer have cooperated to launch ROG MARS II, a top-class graphics card equipped with two Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 GPUs and 3GB GDDR5 memory specifically for professional...
Gigabyte sees July shipments increase
Aug 10, 16:00
Gigabyte Technology shipped 1.55-1.65 million motherboards and 250,000-320,000 graphics cards in July, each rising by 10-20% on month. The company's July revenues of NT$3.762 billion...
Stockwatch - Aug 8, 12:27
Graphics card manufacturer Leadtek Research has reported a fire at its plant in Chungho, Taipei County (Taiwan). The company said the fire was put out in an hour and no one was injured...
TSMC reiterates plans to commercially produce 28nm chips later in 2011
Jul 13, 16:53
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has said that its plans to start commercial production of chips using 28nm process this year remains unchanged...
Planned launch of Nvidia 28nm and 22/20nm GPUs moved back to 2012 and 2014
Jul 8, 14:55
Despite Nvidia CEO Huang Jen-hsun previously saying that the company is set to announce its new 28nm GPU architecture at the end of 2011 and 22/20nm in 2013, sources from graphics...
Jul 7, 01:00
Taiwan-based chipset maker VIA Technologies has announced it will sell its shareholdings in S3 Graphics to its affiliate company High Tech Computer (HTC) for US$300 million. The action...
TSMC wins orders for 28nm GPU from AMD, says paper
Newswatch - Jun 17, 14:46
AMD reportedly has completed the tape-out of its next-generation GPU, codenamed Southern Islands, on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm process with High-k Metal...
Computex 2011: Nvidia introduces wired 3D Vision glasses and new GeForce GPUs
Jun 3, 11:52
Nvidia has announced, at Computex 2011, a new addition to its 3D Vision product family: Nvidia 3D Vision wired glasses. The new glasses make the 3D PC experience more affordable at...
AMD releases 2 FirePro professional graphics cards
May 25, 16:05
AMD has introduced the newest generation of professional graphics cards – AMD FirePro V5900 and AMD FirePro V7900 – which the company claim more than double performance...
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 graphics card
Nvidia has announced the GeForce GTX 690, powered by dual Kepler architecture-based GeForce GPUs. The GTX 690 is powered by a total of 3,072 Nvidia CUDA cores. Designed for the gamer...
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 graphics card
Nvidia has launched the first GPUs based on its next-generation Kepler graphics architecture. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 GPU is for desktop gaming, while the new lineup of GeForce...
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Gigabyte GV-R775OC-1GI graphics card
Gigabyte Technology's AMD Radeon HD 7700 series graphics cards - GV-R777OC-1GD, GV-R777D5-1GD, and GV-R775OC-1GI are built with AMD's latest 28nm GPU and GDDR5 memory. These cards...
Photo: Company, Feb 17.
AMD Radeon HD 7750 graphics card
AMD has announced the AMD Radeon HD 7750 graphics card, which does not require its own separate power connector and provides gaming experiences under 75 watts. The AMD Radeon HD...
Photo: Company, Feb 16.
AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition graphics card
AMD has announced the Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition graphics card. The AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition is the equipped with a reference engine clock that breaks the one gigahertz barrier...
Photo: Company, Feb 16.
AMD to continue focus on traditional PC market: Q&A with AMD CEO Dirk Meyer
AMD has recently been seeing progress in its development of accelerated processing units (APU), while achieving success in discrete GPU market share, during Computex 2010 in June...
With numerous negative rumors surrounding the discrete graphics card market regarding Nvidia's new GeForce 480/470 (Fermi) graphics chip, and facing competition from AMD, Digitimes...
A glimpse into Taiwan IPC industry: Q&A with Lanner Electronics
During Computex Taipei 2009, Taiwan IPC maker Lanner Electronics (Nangang Exhibition Hall, L808) launched what it claimed was the world's first Intel Atom-based fanless embedded computer...
Nvidia built its name around satisfying PC gamers' desire for better graphics, higher resolutions, and higher frame rates, from one GPU generation to the next. But around five years...
GPU will continue to grow for another 15 years: Q&A with Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia
Digitimes recently had a chance to talk to Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia to discuss recent issues surrounding the chip design giant.
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
17-May-2013 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 8368.19 | -21.86 | -0.26% |
| TSE electronic | 316.17 | -0.60 | -0.19% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 119.56 | +0.49 | +0.41% |
| OTC electronic | 143.91 | +0.93 | +0.65% |
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.